Li Man resisted the urge to hug her daughter and asked coldly, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Huang Duo Duo sobbed and said, "I went wrong by speaking to you like that."
"What else?"
"Sob... I went wrong by not respecting you," Huang Duo Duo choked out.
"Anything else?"
Li Man asked patiently. She had to discipline her daughter today. Previously, her daughter didn't care about her because she had her father's support. But now that her father had left, there was no one to support her, and she couldn't act recklessly anymore.
"And... I shouldn't have cursed at you," Huang Duo Duo said, lowering her head.
"Do you realize that you shouldn't have cursed at me? Then why did you do it?" Li Man asked coldly.
Huang Duo Duo sobbed, unable to speak with her head hanging down.
"You won't answer, right? If you don't answer, then I'll leave!" Li Man said, making a move to walk away.
Huang Duo Duo hurriedly grabbed Li Man's arm and cried, "I'm sorry, Mom. I really know I was wrong. I won't dare to curse at you again. Please forgive me."
"And what if you curse at me again?" Li Man asked sternly.
"There won't be a next time, really, there won't be. I won't dare anymore, Mom, please forgive me," Huang Duo Duo pleaded.
"Let me tell you, Huang Duo Duo, if you curse at me again, I will never acknowledge you for the rest of my life, and I won't take care of you. You'll have to fend for yourself!" Li Man said firmly.
Huang Duo Duo quickly said, "I understand... Mom, I won't dare anymore... Sob..."
Li Man felt it was enough and said softly, "I forgive you this time. I hope you won't disappoint me."
"No, I won't, Mom. I really won't!" Huang Duo Duo quickly assured.
Li Man gently wiped away her daughter's tears. "Alright, stop crying. Tell Mom, how did you break your classmate's phone?"
Huang Duo Duo sobbed intermittently and said, "Lin Na showed me Dad's news... She laughed at me and deliberately told others... The classmates came over and snatched the phone... and it fell and broke."
Li Man felt a pang of heartache. Huang De Han's actions not only harmed himself but also hurt their child.
"Mom... I don't want to go to school anymore. The classmates are all making fun of me..." Huang Duo Duo cried.
Li Man furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, and said, "How about Mom helps you transfer to another school?"
Huang Duo Duo quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I really don't want to go to school here anymore."
"Alright, you go back first. When Mom finds a good school, I'll arrange the transfer for you."
Huang Duo Duo looked reluctant and said in a low voice, "But I don't want to go back to school... They're all making fun of me..."
Li Man sighed and called Huang Duo Duo's homeroom teacher on her phone, requesting a few days of leave for her.
After hanging up the phone, Li Man said to Huang Duo Duo, "I've already gotten you some time off. Go home and pack your things."
"Okay!" Huang Duo Duo happily agreed. She took a few steps but then stopped, turned back and said, "Mom, you haven't given me money yet. I need to compensate my classmate."
"You don't need to worry about this. Mom will talk to Lin Na's parents. We'll compensate for whatever amount is necessary."
If we have to compensate, she needs to know the model of the phone. We can't just say 'whatever' and compensate any amount, right?
Upon hearing her mother's words, Huang Duo Duo felt relieved and turned around, running back into the school.
